Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-02-17

Public Sale-H. A. Hinea.
Away Down in PRICE,. Root
Mountain Lot for Sale-Mrs. II. j. Krise.
Attention Everybody-J. A. Collitlower.
A Grea, Offer by THE CLARION.
Agents Wanted--Hill & Harvey.
For Rent-Mrs.. Geo. Hankey.
Leaf by leaf the roses fall; one by one doth
the ancient weather signs get krock on
the head. Last Friday ming when mad
Boreas tumbled in our garnet window and
threw down our new fence we entered into
a solemn covenant witt, ourself, never more
to invest in The Ground Hog. He has IN
this year A. d. 1887, and Of our lndepcn-
dence the ll1th, been weighed and found
wanting and should he placed on the shelf
in the National Museum, along with the
goose bone, the New County movement,
Grand Master Powderly, and other relics of
misplaced confidence.
Two WEDDINGS, To day, Thursday. will
witness the marriage Of Mr.. p y Ham.
maker OF this place and also NJ. B Frank
Hemm ,ker Of Lihertytown. The former
will secure for his wife, Miss Ida daughter
of Mr.. Geo w. Miller Of Lrwlstown; the
latter will marry Miss Jennie, daughter of
Mr. Elijah Ensor Of -----.
The former will be married ut II q. m at
the brides home; the latter at p M, III the
VI. f. church, New Windsor. The happy
couples will visit Phi adclplis and will re.
turn in about one week. We wish them
joy.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY ORGANIZED. Last
Sunday no service was held in the Reformed
church at Rocky Ridge lest it might be the
means Of spreading the fever which exits in
some families there The pastor therefore
gave the entire day TO Crcagcrstown. In
the evening missionary service WAS held
missionary hymns were sung, prayers offer
ed, and n missionary sermon was preached
At the close of the service nineteen persons
in response to the appeal came forward and
organized themselves into u missionary So
cie,y bv elccting Mr.. J A. p. Matthias, pres.
den,; Miss Matte Zimmerman, vice pres-
dent; Mr. John w, G. Zimmerman secretary
and Levi G. IIarbaugh, Treasurer.
The Society then resolved itself int Il
committee Of the whole to solicit members
until next meeting, and Miss Bessie Tim,
norman, Mrs Matte tamsburg, and Mcssrs
c. f. Graham, J. A p. Matthias and G. A
G. Ohl,r were constituted committee to
draw up II constitution and bylaws.
4 VALUABLE PUBLIC \TIoN. We are in
receipt of Vanderiord Bros. Sketch and Di-
reclorv OF Westminster. 1t is y handsomely
printed and illustrated book of eighty pages,
thirteen of VIII, II are devoted to IN interest
ing, well written and complete sketch of the
town There are twenty one cuts Of the
prominent buildings, every one Of them a
faithful representation. Seven pages are
given to al Alphabetical directory Of the
town conta nlny about seven hundred and
fifty names Business cards of ninety OF
Westminstcr's merchants, mannhct urcrs
and professional men occupy fifteen pages OF
the book 1t places We.tminSt b. fore the
world M live town, whose recent decided
advances gives evidence OLA well.grounded
faith in its future The Westminster Of
our boyhood is scarcely to be recognized IN
the brls,lng little city that is so perfectly
nr,3 in, Tho h,,nk
We believe that the Sketch and Directory
will prove an adjunct to her progress, of c1-
ccp,ional and unexpected value. the price
of the look is 10 cents; by mail IL ccnts.
DIREcToRY OF FREDERICK City AND
CoUHTY,-We acknowledge receipt of y
handsomely bound copy of Mr. Chas W.
Mlller's Directory of Frederick City and
County cmust accord the highest praise
to Mr. Miller; he has sent forth all that he
promised and his book is one Of decided
worth. The descriptive parts are as rule,
well written and must prove dire ,ly bene.
fetal TO every locality Described. The post
Office list of farmers Vii prove serviceahle
to them and to business men who would
reach them for commercial purposes We
are assured that Mr.. Miller has conferred a
positive benefit upon t.iS county, advertis'
ing its advantages and resources and plac
ing in their deserved Ii ght, the many charm.
ing, healthy and aspiring towns of the
county, to he viewed, admired, visited and
patronized by wcl-lo-do people Of other and
less favored regions
The book comes from the press Of NJ cssrs
Schley and Dclaplane of the Frederick Necs
and reflects great credit upon the taste and
facilities OF that establishment.
The price of the work is 500 AMI the
publisher merits large Sales of his book. 1t
will prove to be invaluable to many and
fully worth the price to nearly every family.
MISSIONARY CoNvENTIoN.-Th people
Of Trinity Reformed Church were highly
entertained, instructed and nourishcd spirit,
ually on Friday last al their church by the
neighborlng Reformed minister on the oc.
casion of the Missionary Convention held
under the auspices and by the appointment
of Rev A. c. Whitmer Mssiona' y SUI 'erin-
teudcnt ofthe Trisynodlc Board and Editor
of the Missionary HeraM.
At the morning session the Object of
Missions' was set forth in telling addresses